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NPR
"Talk of the Nation" June 27, 2008
Census Aims to Catalog World's Oceans (12:29)
A worldwide effort is under way to perform a census of the world's oceans, pulling information about species from around the world into one location. The project, known as the Census of Marine Life, now has 122,500 different species on its tally — after cleaning up over 56,000 scientific names that were really just aliases for other organisms. The project, which is about halfway done, aims to assess and explain the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine life on the planet — but that's a tall order, with scientists estimating that there may be three times as many species yet to be discovered as have already been described in the scientific literature.
National Geographic Society explorer-in-residence Sylvia Earle checks in on the progress of the project. Information from the project is being published in the World Register of Marine Species, an online encyclopedia of photos and information about all known marine species.
NPR
"Talk of the Nation" November 18, 2005
Examining the State of the Oceans with Sylvia Earle
According to marine biologist and underwater explorer Sylvia Earle, about 12 percent of the land surface on Earth is under some protection, while less than 1 percent of the world's oceans are protected -- despite such threats as over-fishing, destructive fishing practices, and unregulated dumping.
NPR
"Talk of the Nation" June 27, 2003
Urban Ecology
As cities and suburbs replace once-pristine natural areas, ecologists are paying more attention to how nature responds to development -- and they're finding that there's more to urban ecosystems than rats and cockroaches. Join host Ira Flatow and guests for a discussion about urban ecology.
NPR
"Radio Expeditions," Morning Edition, November 26, 2001
Atlas of Oceans, Part I (4:30)
NPR's Alex Chadwick reports on a new National Geographic book by marine biologist Sylvia Earle, "Atlas of the Ocean." The book uses satellite images to explore in great details the infinite wonders of the ocean. For more, travel with Radio Expeditions under the seas. Radio Expeditions are a co-production of NPR and National Geographic
Atlas of Oceans, Part II
"New Atlas Used Satellites to Create More Accurate Maps"
NPR's Alex Chadwick concludes his Radio Expedition with marine biologist Sylvia Earle, as she explores and discovers unfamiliar regions and life-forms in the ocean. Earle and other marine biologists operate small submarines that can stay hundreds of feet undersea for hours at a time. They're more responsive than remotely-operated vehicles and can go much deeper and stay longer than divers equipped with scuba gear. Radio Expeditions are co-productions of NPR and the National Geographic
NPR
"Morning Edition" April 12, 1999
Geographic Century: Sylvia Earle (6:39)
NPR's Alex Chadwick continues the NPR-National Geographic co-produced series, "The Geographic Century." Seventy-five years ago, archaeologists working in southern Iraq made a startling discovery: a domed room buried under thirty feet of sand and clay. Inside lay a hoard of treasure and the remains of 74 people -- all but six of them women, and all apparently ritually killed 5,000 years ago.
NPR
Morning Edition" March 22, 1999
Test Drive a Sub
In the latest National Geographic Radio Expedition, NPR's Alex Chadwick takes an underwater drive in a one-man submarine off the coast of Monterey, California.
CNN/Time
Heroes
for the Planet: Her Deepness
September 28,
1998
Webposted at 3:00 PM EDT
By Time Magazine's Roger Rosenblatt
(CNN) -- One has to
concede at the outset that the ocean is too vast, deep and secretive to be
completely known. It is at turns delightful and dangerous. It's capable of
casual murder and filled with structures that would make Picasso's dreams
seem ordinary.
